<p>You’ll get a bill and usually I think the due date is right before classes start (not completely positive, but it’s near the beginning of classes). It’ll also only be for first semester, not the whole year. But you will have to pay for that work study first. That $2500 isn’t guaranteed; you are just allowed to get that much in work study for the whole year (so $1250 for first semester). If you don’t get a job, you don’t get the money.</p>